A2 Unit2 Flashcards
What is topography?
The arrangements or relative positions of the physical features in a landscape, such as mountains, rivers, beaches, roads and conurbations.
What is a conurbation?
A densely populated urban area, usually made up of several towns connected together to form the suburbs of a major city.
What is infrastructure?
The physical structures and facilities that a country/city requires in order to function.
What is a heritage site?
A site that has cultural or historical significance.
What is serviced accommodation?
Services such as reception, cleaning and food options are provided.
What is flora?
The plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
What is fauna?
The animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
What is horticulture?
The art or practice of garden cultivation and management.
What is a volcano? Example?
An opening on the Earth’s surface which allows magma or molten rock from within the earth to escape, sometimes in violent eruptions. An example would be Mount Etna in Italy.
What is a geyser? Example?
A vent in the Earth’s surface that periodically ejects a column of hot water and steam. There are many of these in Yellowstone National Park.
What is an Aurora?
Light displays in the sky seen around the magnetic poles of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the tourist area life cycle used for?
Used to understand how tourist destinations develop and evolve. It is useful planning guide and shows how destinations can be viewed as finite resource.
What is stage 1 of the tourist area life cycle?
Exploration. This is when a destination with potential tourism is located. There is not much awareness of the destination, therefore few tourists. Tourists who visit seen as ‘travellers’ who are looking to immerse themselves in the culture and adventure- book their own independent travel as not many links.
What is stage 2 of the tourist area life cycle?
Involvement. This is when the destination begins to develop, travel companies start to organise transport links to it, and there is an increase in tourist numbers. Local government and people may start taking advantage and build tourist facilities
What is stage 3 of the tourist area life cycle?
Development. Tourists are more likely to arrive as part of an organised tour, where as the travellers will no longer visit. Local companies lose control of tourist development as private companies take over. Role of government important in this stage (if they are going to protect the interest of local people, sustain tourism, and natural landscape). Rapid growth in tourists and heavy advertising.
